Sunday, January 22, 2012

Now that you know all I know, here is the summary of the Meeks known facts

Martha Patsy Meeks was born about 1820. She appeared in the census in 1850 at Charlie Harris home in Wayne Co., KY. She appeared in the census in 1860 in Wayne Co., KY. Martha appeared in the census in 1870 in KY. She appeared in the census in 1880 at son Thomas' house named as a widow.
Martha Meeks had the following children:
2 i. James Meeks, born 1854; died 26 Jun 1911.
ii. Jackson Meeks appeared in the census in 1860 in Wayne Co., KY. He appeared in the census in 1870 at home w/Martha & Thomas in Wayne Co., KY. He may have been called Zachariah in 1850 census He was listed as ten in 1860 and twenty three in 1870
iii. Thomas Meeks was born in 1852 in Wayne Co., KY. He appeared in the census in 1860 at at Charlie Harris house in Wayne Co., KY. He appeared in the census in 1870 at home w/ Mother & Jackson in Wayne Co., KY. Thomas witnessed the wedding of Hester Chaplain and Gran Brummet in 188614 Thomas died on 25 Nov 1932 at the age of 80 in Wayne Co., KY. He named a daughter Martha J and another Viana.

James Meeks was born in about 1854 He appeared in the census in 1860 at Charlie Harris house in Wayne Co., KY.
He died on 26 Jun 1911 at the age of 57. James was buried in Lafavers grave yard. He married Morning Eveline McQueary on 5 Mar 1874 in Russell Co., KY.They appeared in the census in 1900 at Wolf Creek with son Bluford at home in Russell Co., KY. They appeared in the census in 1910 at Wolf Creek in Russell Co., KY.
Morning Eveline McQueary was born in Oct 1856 in Russell Co., KY. She appeared in the census in 1870 at home of father Harvey in Russell, KY , Precinct 4. She appeared in the census in 1920 in Russell County, Kentucky. Morning appeared in the census in 1930 at home of son Carl Buford Meeks in Russell Co., KY. She died in Jan 1942 at the age of 85. She was also known as Eveline McQueary.
James Meeks and Morning Eveline McQueary had the following children:
3 i. William Anderson Meeks, born Pulaski County , KY.
ii. Carl Sam Buford Meeks was born in 1896 in Russell Co., KY. He appeared in the census in 1900 at Wolf Creek w/parents he is 4 yrs old in Russell Co., KY. He appeared in 1930 Russell Co., KY census
iii. Mary Alice Meeks was born on 16 Jun 1875. She died on 13 Dec 1961 at the age of 86.
William Anderson Meeks appeared in the census in 1930 in Russell Co., KY. He was born in Pulaski County , KY. . Etha Cordelia Coffey and William Anderson Meeks were married on 16 Aug 1899 in in Russell Co KY. They appeared in the census in 1900 in Russell Co., KY. They appeared in the census in 1920. Etha Cordelia Coffey was born about 1876. She appeared in the census in 1880 at House 189 family 202 in Russell Co., KY. She died on 28 Jun 1924 at the age of 48.

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Sooo... since I live just off of Sam Meeks Rd in Pineville NC and just saw 3 Meeks grave markers, one of them being that of Sam Meeks himself, and all were military, from WWI up to Vietnam... Who are they?